In my first order from GundamCentralShop (great, reliable website by the way), I decided to pick up a bootleg HG Hazel ii, as I had been eyeing the Woundwort-lineage suits from Advance Of Zeta for a while. Since almost all AOZ kits are P-Bandai, the only three options for finding them are paying outrageous scalper prices, waiting for a reprint, or finding a good-quality bootleg. I went for the last option, and the kit’s quality was fine. My only complaints were some joints were a bit too tight/loose and there were some mold lines over the plastic, but neither of those really mattered since I knew I would be painting the model.

I knew I wanted to do something seasonal, so I had to decide between something specifically halloween-ey or a more generic autumnal scheme. I ultimately went with pumpkin patch colors, using two tones of orange, dark greenish-brown, a metallic gunmetal that turned out purple for the frame, and a glossy dark green for some accents. As usual, I touched some parts before they were all the way dry, but I was able to wipe off the paint after an alcohol bath while still keeping the base primer coat. After I finished the main unit, I had the accessories left over, most important of which are the two massive rear-mounted cannons. I decided to use a Kotobukiya MSG Raging Booster I had leftover from a previous project to add even more bulk to the rear unit, and I think the overall build turned out nicely. The colors work well with my previous weird-proportioned painted suit, the Lfrith Thorn, so I’ve been displaying those two together.

I have a mostly-finished RG Sazabi on the backburner until the humidity improves or I change my airbrush setup, so I’ll try to post about that soon in addition to some more Pokemon content. See you then!